Interview with 580 CFRA's Rob Snow about the 2018 CHEO Dream Home in Stittsville
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On this episode of News and Views with Rob Snow, we're in Stitzville at the Minto Dream Home for the Dream of a Lifetime Lottery, and we have the MPP for the riding of Carleton, Goldie Gamari.
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the issues that matter most to you join the conversation this is news and views with rob
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snow on news talk 580 cfra again we're in stitzville at the minto dream home for the
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dream of a lifetime lottery it is quite the place you should come out and see it it's a 314
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eagle head crescent in stitzville in the potter's key community new development uh very easy just
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off the 417 either direction take the carp road exit you head south on carp road turn left on
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echo woods avenue left on eaglehead crescent and there's free parking out front uh the tickets
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100 each three for 250 and remember special incentive today if you buy a ticket your name
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will go into a draw and the winner of that draw will get 10 more tickets courtesy of bell media
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the winner of the draw online dreamofalifetime.ca 5,500 square feet five bedrooms four bathrooms
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all furnished by lazy boy it's a really sweet place and we have uh joining me here
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goldie gamari is the mpp for the riding of carlton how are you i'm good thank you rob how
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are you coming out checking it out yeah it's uh it's a beautiful place uh when i heard that it
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was happening in stitzville this year we figured you know we'd come out and support and uh you know
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i think it's the first time that chio is having a dream home in stitzville yeah it is yeah it is
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and people don't realize stitzville is such a rapidly growing community it's booming out here
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yeah so this is actually really great advertisement for the community as well and for the riding it's
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incredible i think every single person involved in the home building trades is in stitzville right
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now oh yeah the construction is uh it's amazing it's a rapidly growing it's really it's really
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uh it's really changed a lot in my lifetime in ottawa you come to stitzville for the flea market
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and uh well i'm pretty sure i'm pretty sure that our christmas parade in stitzville rivals the one
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in downtown i mean last year there was at least 20 000 people and i remember our parade float we
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ran of candy uh halfway through the parade and we felt terrible because we bought like 20 bags
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you know those costco chocolates yeah yeah we bought like 40 bags of those and we'd run out
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halfway through the parade so stitzville your riding is like the entire entire stitzville it
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is it it is okay and yeah what are some of the other big communities that are part of carlton
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so big riding right yeah it is it is actually the largest riding in ottawa in terms of land area so
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So there's Stittsville, Riverside South, Finley Creek, Manitick, the Gloucester, Leitrim area.
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And then we have all of Metcalfe, Kenmore, Edwards, all the way down to Vernon.
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Then on this side, we've got Ashton, Richmond, Munster, and the entire Rideau-Golburn area.
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So you have, you know, people get this impression that, oh, Carlton, that's a rural riding, but it's a lot of suburban.
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Well, half the population is suburban because when you look at Stittsville, you know, that in and of itself is 35,000 people.
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And then if you put in Manitik, Riverside, South Finley Creek, you get to about half the population right there.
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Yes, and I definitely met with a lot of them during the campaign.
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They came to my campaign office along with representatives from CHEO.
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And we spoke a lot about challenges that they face and also all the good work that CHEO does.
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And so it's great, you know, to be out here today to support CHEO and to help spread the word.
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And I'm thinking I'm probably going to buy myself a ticket or two before I leave as well.
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Well, I mean, health care was a big part of that campaign.
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I had a big spending, big taxing, lots of big deficits from the government,
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and people were wondering, now, how can you spend all that money and run up those deficits
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and want to raise my taxes, and still I go to the emergency room,
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or mom goes to the emergency room and is waiting eight and nine hours, so big issue.
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Yeah, well, and part of that is there's just not enough long-term care beds in the entire province, actually,
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So, you know, you've heard the probably recent announcements from Minister Elliott about investing in new long-term care beds,
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And so we've, you know, we're investing $90 million towards new beds on top of that.
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And with the federal and provincial health accord, our commitment to investing $1.9 billion in mental health care is going to be matched federally.
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So in the next 10 years, we're looking at $3.8 billion that's going to be invested in mental health.
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And, you know, that'll provide the capacity to get those services outside of the emergency room,
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which in turn will then free up emergency rooms and all the hallway health care issues.
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You know, every time, so every week we have caucus meetings.
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And every time the premier walks in, it just puts a smile on all of our faces.
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and, you know, we're all cheering and we're clapping because there's just something about him.
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He's got this positive energy and, you know, no matter what's going on, he's got a smile on his face.
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You know, he takes the time to say hello to everyone.
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You know, and he remembers these, like, random details about you that you'd never think
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and he always, like, asks and follows up and, you know, it's such a pleasure.
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Is that really more than a slogan? I mean, is that like, does he drill that into you as an MPP?
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What does that mean for an MPP like Goldie Gamari?
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So for me, it's a constant reminder that I'm here at the will of the people of Carlton.
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I'm here because they put their faith and their trust in me to be their voice.
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And it's a reminder that everything that I do, my primary focus is the people.
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And so every time I make a decision or every time I work on something, I have to ask myself, is this for the people?
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And actually, one thing he did right at the beginning when we all got elected is he gave all of us for the people a desk stand.
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And so we all have it in our constituency offices.
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So if you ever walk into my office, you'll see it right there at the reception desk for the people.
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I just find this amazing because, you know, I thought the voters sent Kathleen Wynne and the Liberal Party a pretty clear message on Election Day.
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I mean, seven seats, worst results since Confederation.
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You know, they have to do their own soul searching.
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But there's a big story in the Globe and Mail on the weekend.
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And the centerpiece is Kathleen Wynne, and the whole topic of it is how difficult it is to watch Doug Ford's Ontario.
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You know, it's hard to watch what he's doing through Ontario.
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You know, I saw the headline, and I saw it on Twitter, and I honestly didn't even bother reading the article.
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I mean, the reality is, during the campaign, she was sorry, not sorry,
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and so now, you know, my personal message to her is sorry, not sorry.
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The people of Ontario decided, and this is what they want.
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And it's, you know, no matter how hard it is for you to watch what our government is doing,
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think of how hard it is for the people who have been impacted by the policies that you've made.
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You know, how hard was it for those people who, you know, had their hydro bills cut off in the dead of winter,
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you know, seniors, widowers, low-income families,
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how hard was it for them to have to deal with the consequences of her policies?
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So, you know, for her to say how hard it is, I find, quite frankly, is a bit of a joke.
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And it's insulting to the people who have been negatively impacted by 15 years of liberal waste and scandal in this management.
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You know, actually, it's really interesting. I'd have to say it's the laundry room.
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And the only reason I'm saying that is because it is not like a typical laundry room.
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You walk in, it looks like a sauna, or sorry, it looks like a spa salon room, right?
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Like the laundry room is like a room in and of itself.
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Like you walk in, there's like a sink, there's a whole counter, there's shelves, there's
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It actually makes you want to do laundry, you know?
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So, you know, if we win, my husband will have a good time doing laundry.
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So you're off to Toronto now, a little later, I guess?
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I'll be driving down to Toronto and getting back to work.
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Yeah, but, you know, I'm enjoying every moment of it, and, you know, I'm here to help people
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and here to serve, and our office is open every day, Monday to Friday, 9 to 4, so if
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anyone ever needs any assistance, they can either drop in, you know, I have three full-time
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We're in Richmond, so not too far from Stittsville.
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So even though I'm in Toronto, but there are people here to help constituents with any issues they have.
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Thank you so much, and thanks for having me on.
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Goldie Gamari is the MPP for Carleton, and she's with me right here at the Chiyo Dream Home in her riding in Stittsville.
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1043, we'll take a break, and we'll be right back on 580 CFRA.